2001 Buick Lesabre vehicle speed control problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2001 Buick Lesabre — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car went into cruise control on its own and would not dis-engage. Found out that the cruise control cable clip broke. Luckily we were able to stop the car and no one was hurt. *tr”
filed Aug 15, 2014
“Throttle valve plate sticking. The gas pedal has to be stepped on hard when you first start up after setting a while. I'm told this is a common problem with the unit uses on many of their vehicles mine is on a 2001 buick lesabre with a 3800 engine. Waldecker pontiac, brighton, mi told me this item…”
filed Mar 27, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Lesabre years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Lesabre | 4 | 5% |
| 2004 Lesabre | 5 | 3% |
| 2003 Lesabre | 5 | 3% |
| 2002 Lesabre | 8 | 3% |
| 2000 Lesabre | 25 | 4% |
| 1999 Lesabre | 9 | 4% |
| 1998 Lesabre | 4 | 1% |
| 1997 Lesabre | 12 | 3% |
| 1996 Lesabre | 6 | 6% |
| 1995 Lesabre | 7 | 4% |
| 1994 Lesabre | 11 | 7% |
| 1993 Lesabre | 12 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Buick Lesabre
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.